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PBS NewsHour: Cities Hit Hard by Slump, Adding to Cloudy Economic PictureWeb content As the nation's economic woes mount, evidence of continuing trouble can be found in city revenues, the housing market and high unemployment rates. Gwen Ifill discusses the big picture with Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni, Howard Wial of the Brookings Institution and Christopher Hoene of the National League of Cities. |
PBS NewsHour: Political Checklist: GOP Calls Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan 'Class Warfare'Web content President Obama on Monday unveiled his new recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on deficit reduction -- a $3 trillion, 10-year package that would increase taxes on the wealthy and make some changes to entitlement programs. President Obama also said he would veto any plan that comes from the committee, also known as the super committee, that does not include tax increases as part of the deficit-reduction formula. Gwen Ifill and David Chalian sort out the politics behind what is likely to be among the major campaign issues in 2012: jobs, spending and the economy. Gwen and David also take a look at Florida's importance in the GOP primary as well as the general election. The Republican candidates will face off in another debate this week in Orlando. |
PBS NewsHour: Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially HardWeb content July 26, 2011 As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and Howard University's Roderick Harrison. |
September 9, 2011Weekly Show President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on his new jobs plan. Will his speech be enough to rally support? Also, analysis on this week’s GOP presidential candidates’ debate. Plus, our reporters reflect on 9/11 and how it has shaped their lives and America in the past 10 years. Joining Gwen Ifill: Jackie Calmes, The New York Times and John Harris, Politico. |
August 5, 2011Weekly Show The economy is the worst it’s been in years. Why and how did we get to this point? Also, with all the infighting in Washington these past 3-months, how did the debt deal come together and how will it effect the 2012 elections? Plus, voter confidence and its impact on the polls. With Michael Duffy, Time; Deborah Solomon, The Wall Street Journal; and Charles Babington, Associated Press. |
August 19, 2011Weekly Show Perry is in the race, Pawlenty is out and Bachmann won the straw poll. The GOP candidates continue to blame Obama for the sluggish economic recovery. Also, President Obama plans to announce a jobs program. John Dickerson guest hosts with: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics.com, David Wessel, Wall Street Journal. |
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Split-Screen: The Art of Watching Two Things At OnceGwen's Take Not long ago, I was at the army installation at Fort Bragg, North Carolina reporting a story for the PBS NewsHour when my cellphone began to vibrate with news of a big earthquake back home in Washington, D.C. We’d felt nothing. I’d been in the moment, interviewing a weeping 26-year-old widow about losing her husband in combat in Afghanistan. My life as split-screen. |
